The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
6:16 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1167
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 192.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.13° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.24° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.